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13th May 2015
To the Editor: [email protected]
The Editor Writes... Welcome again dear reader, to the latest edition of the Drypool Echo. We
have, we hope, packed it full of your favourite features: Mission, Nite
Church, Mabel, Ada’s Terrace, news, views and reviews. But that is for
you to decide and, I hope, that you will let us know if we are continuing to
produce the kind of magazine that you enjoy and are prepared to read. If
we are, then send your comments to the Editor of the Drypool Echo. If
we are not, then still send your comments, but this time to the Editor of
The Warmington Post !
Following the highly successful Walk of Witness, the Editor had a very
interesting conversation with a member of St Columba’s Church. She was
a Richard III aficionado, and put forward the brilliant suggestion that The
Echo might organise a trip to Leicester. Having already decided to make
the journey, as a magazine, it seemed entirely appropriate to extend such
an invitation to the three churches in the parish. Consequently the Echo is looking to organise a trip on 22nd
August (the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth), which would include a visit to the Battlefield and to the
tomb of the King in Leicester Cathedral. We should be very grateful if interested parties could contact the
Editor as soon as possible in order to arrange a suitable trip.
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Inside this issue... From The Rectory............................................ 3
Rev. Phil Goodey tells us about LYCIG
Nite Church at Easter....................................... 4
Deacon Jill Taylor shares this special celebration
Spring Harvest................................................ 5
Liz Pacey’s article about this year’s event
Faithwalker..................................................... 5
A Pocklington vicar beats the three peaks!
Is Mission Possible?......................................... 6
Jamie Scott asks the question in part 2 of our series
The Editor Investigates................................... 7
Medical evidence in The Case of The Car Park King
Ada’s Terrace.................................................. 8
Sam and Emma experience the air raids on Hull
Sing Some Songs of Praise.............................. 8
Join St Columba as they launch new worship books
Walking in Witness.......................................... 9
Review of the Good Friday Event
Prayer............................................................ 9
Jessica Robinson shares her prayer with us
Echo Music.....................................................10
Geoff Howlett’s latest CD Review
Mission Update...............................................11
News from Trisha Wick
Bramley Bear and Friends..............................12
Sally has babies in Wendi Clark’s latest tale
Mothers’ Union...............................................13
An update from the Drypool Branch
Mabel.............................................................14
A trip to the seaside with Margaret King’s Mabel
St James the Least of All................................15
Uncle Eustace on why you shouldn't move pews
Family Fun.....................................................16
Your regular puzzles, cartoons and funnies
Drypool Directory...........................................18
Who’s who and what’s on in the parish
Views expressed in this publication are those of
the contributors and are not necessarily shared
by the editorial team or the parish staff.
April 2015 © The Drypool Parish MMXV
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Dear Friends,
It feels like an awfully long time since I wrote an article for the parish
magazine. In one way that’s really good because it means that there are
others who can write and express views and opinions on what is going on
in the parish. But on the other side, I am less engaged with the
process of communicating with the wider community.
When you get to read this we will have just completed the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, It’s a bit of a
mouthful but simply it’s where all three churches in the parish come together to reflect on a year past and
look forward to where we are going as a parish. I would like to take this opportunity to again thank
everyone who is part of the our church family, for the tremendous amount of work that they have done
during this year. Clergy, Wardens, Readers Council members and the host of individuals who make up the
body of Christ in our three congregations have pulled together and helped our churches to grow.
And they are growing, in both numbers, spirituality and outreach.
As a parish we are beginning a new course called “Leading your church into Growth” a real opportunity for
us to move forward together and be an active part of what God is already doing here.
The writer of the course Robin Gambol says:
"Church growth is not about a bigger church but about more of God's children being found and His world
being transformed" and that is what I see happening here in Drypool and that is also my hope for the future
of the churches here. That God uses us in the transformation of the world into His image. St. Paul says in
1 Corinthians “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth”. This course will help us to understand
more fully how we can use our worship, our buildings, our activities, in the building of God’s kingdom. We
have a role to play along side of God in nurturing, encouraging and welcoming the people whom He is giving
to us. So please make this course a priority over the coming weeks. God is working and we need to see
what He is doing and join in. That way we can rejoice as we each play our part in enabling the churches to
continue to grow and flourish.
Yours in Christ,
Phil Goodey
Team Rector
From The Rectory… Team Rector, Rev. Phil Goodey, explains how we can lead our churches into growth with the LYCIG course which commenced on 22nd April.
Our Prayer
God of Mission,
who alone brings growth to Your Church
Send Your Holy Spirit to give
vision to our planning,
wisdom to our actions,
and power to our witness
Help our church to grow in numbers
in spiritual commitment to You
and in service to our local community
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
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Easter Weekend at Nite Church Deacon Jill Taylor shares news of the Nite Church Easter celebration... We had a great time at our last Nite church which
ran from Easter Saturday into the early hours of
Easter Sunday morning. We felt it was extremely
important to have a Christian presence in the city
centre on the most important weekend of the
Christian calendar.
For many of the revellers out, they would not be
celebrating the resurrection of Christ, but the first
bank holiday weekend of the year, which for many
would mean an extra day/night of drinking.
Due to continued building works at the Parish Centre
and significance of the weekend we decided to have
all our activities outside. We brought a cross with us
and covered it with rubbish to signify that Jesus took
all the sins of the world to the cross on Good Friday.
After midnight the rubbish was taken away and
replaced by lights and flowers.
The resurrection is a sign of new beginnings, a fresh
start. Jesus’ death and resurrection means nothing is
impossible for all those who come to him.
Many people in our city feel their lives are worthless,
they are rubbish. The cross brings hope and beauty
out of rubbish and despair.
Nite church were joined by staff from “Renew”, an
organisation in Hull supporting people with drug and
alcohol addictions to become free of their habits.
They supplied us with eggs and wrist bands to give
out to people with the contact number of where to
get help if they wanted to tackle their problem. What
better time could there be to make a decision to
make a fresh start!
As Christians, the Spirit of the Lord is on us, we are
all commissioned “to proclaim good news to the
poor, he has sent us to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners” Luke 4:18
Young people came over to talk with us, listen to the
singing, have a drink, some even danced.
Amongst all the fun and noise, some wanted a
space to find peace, to share a burden with, to ask
for prayer or to pray. We are privileged to be part of
those kingdom experiences at a time and place these
young people were not expecting to experience a
glimpse of God’s love.
Is this something you feel you can get involved
in? We need more Christian volunteers able to
commit on a regular basis 9pm -3am on the last
Saturday of a month or bank holiday Sunday. If
you’re unable to do this , please pray for this
frontline work that lives will be touched and
transformed. For more information contact:
Deacon Jill Taylor [email protected]
Tel 442461 07926092304
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Easter Monday... and thankfully all the traffic seemed
to be coming from Skegness... A diversion into the
car park of a Louth nursing home (hope no one was
looking out of the window to see two cars following
each other round the car park), fish and chips in
Louth itself, and we were almost there. And
suddenly the traffic jams arrived and we realised
Spring Harvest was going to be BIG this year!
The weather was glorious, not your typical Spring
Harvest gusty rain at all. We did hear tales of the Big
Top blowing down on April 1st (no, it really did!), but
we continued to bask in the sunshine.
And bask in the Lord’s presence. Seminars, Bible
teaching, concerts etc etc abounded. Star Trek met
Star Wars at the Big Start each morning (I’m still non
the wiser which is which). Laughter and fun
overflowed.
The Skyline hosted lots of exhibits, and lots of books
just calling out to be bought. Knitting contacts were
made (yes, they really were!).
A wonderful few days of meeting as a group, with old
friends, with new people, and with God. If you
haven't been before , think about it for next Easter!
Norman, Liz, Carole and Martin
Spring Harvest Liz Pacey tells us about this year’s festival.
Last week, the Revd Geoff Hollingsworth, Vicar of Pocklington Wold and
Londesborough Wold, walked the Three Peaks of Yorkshire to raise money for
his nine churches.
Geoff said, "It was probably the warmest week of the year so far, and I climbed the 7000 feet which make
up the three highest peaks in Yorkshire. The sun shone, the skies were cloudless and the views were spec-
tacular. Fortunately I didn’t need any heavy walking gear, just T shirt and jeans..... and plenty to drink!
The purpose of the walk was to raise funds for our 9 churches. I wish to express my appreciation to all
who have contributed so far. I expect to exceed my target of £1000 and I am delighted with the support I
have received and the interest shown in this adventure."
Geoff is now collecting sponsorship: if anyone wishes to donate they can contact at
[email protected] or phone 01759 306045. Congratulations Geoff!
Editor’s Note: The St John’s 300 challenge continues also. If you are able to sponsor Christine and
Jamie or if you would like to take part in one of the walks please contact them
Walking in Faith... The Diocese of York shared news with us that a Pocklington vicar has conquered the Three Peaks.
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The Many Aspects of Mission In the second part of our series, Jamie Scott asks ‘Is Mission Possible?’ For many years I had misconceptions of what mission
was and how you go about it. In February I went to a
seminar at New Life in Hull to hear some peoples
personal accounts on their experience of going on
mission and may I say I really had my eyes opened
in a couple of different ways.
First of all I'll tell what my idea of mission was all
about. Mission work to me was going to some far off
place where everyone had nothing and as a
missionary our job was to help improve their lives in
a practical and spiritual way. In a way I was right but
that part is just a drop in the ocean. Mission work is
so much more and is not just for far off places as I
was about to learn.
There were many peoples testimonies and each one
was very different but also deep down was sending
the same message, and that was we can all be a part
of mission in many ways. I hope to get across the
message I received, in this article.
Firstly I learned that mission is the foundation of faith
as our Lord Jesus Christ was the first missionary who
went all around teaching the Lord’s ways until He
was crucified. That was when He passed on the
work to His disciples and from them to us.
Our mission is to bring God’s love to everyone and
that is why missionary work can be done right on
your doorstep, in your church, in your community
and then further afield. We are doing mission work
on a daily basis without knowing sometimes as it
could be talking to someone when picking up children
from school or someone at work, a stranger on the
street, to even someone in your congregation.
Spreading gods love to those who do not know His
love is mission.
One of the speakers told us about when he was in
Kingswood in Hull spreading the word he was
approached by a young boy of about 11 and the
young boy asked what's that in your hand. It was his
bible and the young lad told him that he had never
seen one before and that was just one incident. He
could relay many more incident's of people's
knowledge of Jesus Christ was just a swearword. It's
quite shocking that in our local areas there are many
that don't know about Jesus.
I was pretty shocked and saddened at this knowledge
and it made me think what could I do on a personal
level to do more to spread the word first of all in my
city then hopefully further. When we find God it is so
easy to get comfortable and not do as much as we
can. I for one can be very guilty of procrastinating
and getting into a routine of going to church on a
Sunday or getting comfortable in church activities.
So mission is just as important locally as in other
parts of the world. To help missionary work you do
not have to go out and be on the front line per se,
you can also help someone else to do it by helping
raise funds with charity work. You could assist in
many ways to help organisations, for example if
you're good at admin or filing. There is a lot that
goes into organising mission work whether it be here
or abroad, so never say I couldn't be of any help as
there are things any one of us can do.
On the day of the seminar we were told about what
goes into going on a mission and the most important
thing was to always have a safety net. Never just up
roots and go as a lot of things can go wrong. Always
try to do something your church is involved in as
then you will have ties. In Drypool that might be
Sierra Leone. Or organise your trip through an
established organisation so you can go in the
knowledge if anything goes wrong you are covered
and not stranded.
I have been galvanised to do more on a daily basis to
bring God’s word to all as I heard one statement that
moved me and I will end on it: “Half the world are
waiting on the second coming whilst the other half
have no knowledge of the first and its up to us to
help them be reached!”
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“My dear fellow, are you ill? You appear to have
dislocated your shoulder, sir. Indeed, it is quite
pronounced!”
I spun around quickly at this cry of concern and
perceived that I was confronted by a small, balding
man of a most enquiring nature.
“Ah, er........ Ah!” I began. “you must be..... erm?”
“Sholto,” supplied my guest, “Dr Josiah Sholto, MD,
but my dear fellow, your shoulder.”
I waved a hand dismissively. “I am quite well sir. I
am simply attempting to ascertain the severity of
King Richard III’s spinal condition.”
Sholto looked impressed. “And what have you
learned sir?” he demanded excitedly.
In answer, I took up my stance again.
“I believe he would have looked something like this.”
“Then he was no hunchback!” rejoined the doctor,
looking quite relieved.
“No indeed,” I replied, “But he did suffer with
scoliosis. Though I suspect the condition is more in
the remit of a medical man.” I looked at him
intently.
“Most certainly,” agreed Sholto, holding my gaze.
“But do we know to what extent?”
“We do indeed my good Doctor,” I replied, having
carefully consulted my notes. “It appears that
Richard had adolescent-onset idiopathic scoliosis,
which probably manifested itself after the age of ten.
His Cobb angle was between seventy degrees and
ninety degrees in life. Without the condition it is
estimated that Richard would have stood some five
feet, eight inches tall. This would be average height
for a European man during the medieval period.
Though his condition would have reduced that height
by some few inches. In 1490, historian John Rous,
writing only five years after Bosworth, describes the
king as having ‘unequal shoulders’, the right higher
and the left lower. There is no mention of a withered
arm.”
“That is consistent with scoliosis, as you have
described it” cried Sholto.
“Then we progress my good doctor,” I observed.
“But my question to you now sir is could such a
deformity be hidden or lessened?”
“By all means,” asserted Sholto. “A good tailor could
mask it completely.”
“How so?” I enquired.
“By custom made armour and thus!” explained
Sholto. He stepped forward and, clasping a hand
surprising strong upon my right shoulder, pushed it
into parity with the left.
Ever the detective, I deduced from the hand, that the
good doctor bit his nails occasionally, and was an
habitual smoker of the cheaper varieties of tobacco.
“Then Shakespeare had him wrong?” I asked.
“In my opinion,” replied Sholto, and being no fan of
the Immortal Bard, I believe he certainly exaggerated
the truth at the behest of the Tudors.
“I am obliged to you, Doctor Sholto.” I said.
“No problem,” said Mike. “Can I take this fake
moustache off now?”
Editor’s Note:
As part of this series, it has been the intention that
our very own Drydock Holmes and Dr Whatfor will
visit Bosworth Battlefield and Leicester Cathedral on
the anniversary of the battle on 22nd August to
conclude their investigation, the Editor has also been
approached by a member of St Columba’s Church to
see if it would be possible to arrange such a visit. If
you would be interested in taking part in this please
contact the Editor as soon as possible so the
necessary arrangements may be made.
The Editor Investigates This month our super-sleuths Drydock Holmes and Dr Whatfor consider the medical evidence for Richard III’s hunchback appearance in The Strange Case of The Car Park King.
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The air raids over Hull became
more intense and almost every
morning an announcement came
over the radio, ‘This is the BBC.
Here is the news. German raiders
have attacked a north east town.’
Sam and Emma knew their north-
eastern town was under the deadly
rain of German bombs and togeth-
er they decided it might be best for
Jackie to go and live with Bert and
Annie in Redtoft. Night after night
the sky was lit up with gunfire
flashes and searchlights while the
earth echoed and shook with ex-
ploding bombs. The city was not a
safe place.
With great courage Emma stayed
on with Sam at Ada’s Terrace but
most nights were spent in the shel-
ter at the corner of Merton Street.
It was particularly bad in the
month of May when going to bed
began to seem like a thing of the
past. Even the customers at The
Volunteer seemed subdued. Sam
was on fire watch and it was his
turn to be on duty with Boggy
Snell.
For once it had been a reasonably
quiet night. With the arrival of
daylight, the men had come down
from the roof of a tall insurance
building to make their way home
ready for the day’s work. Sudden-
ly the air raid sirens wailed and
before the noise had died away
they could hear the dreaded drone
of the German bomber aircraft en-
gines.
‘Get your running shoes on Sam!’
shouted Boggy and in that instant
they heard the whistle of bombs
and threw themselves under an
army lorry that was parked nearby.
The ground heaved and debris
rained down around them. They
looked at each other pale-faced
with shock; they were still alive
and could hardly believe it.
Emma had been just about to
leave the shelter when the air raid
siren went off, and together with
most of the other people she
turned round and went straight
back into the shelter.
When the All Clear siren sounded
at last, she made her way back
home to Ada’s Terrace. There she
found Sam and clung madly to
him; thankful that they both had
survived.
xt Month: Tragedy Strikes
Ada’s Terrace We continue our series of excerpts from Margaret King’s new novel. In this latest instalment, Sam and Emma endure the air raids.
A tale of love and romance set
against the backdrop of tragedy
and turmoil of wartime Hull,
Ada’s Terrace follows ordinary
people Sam and Emma Walters,
their family and community.
Will Sam and Emma’s children
find love and can their little
community survive the
pounding of the German
bombers?
Reproduced with kind permission
from the author. Ada’s Terrace
© Margaret King 2014 published
by Frismeck Books is available in
bookshops priced £7.99
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On Sunday May 17th at 4pm St Columba’s is holding a “Songs of Praise” when we will be launching two new
worship books – the latest “Mission Praise” and our revised “Praise & Worship” supplement.
The existing Mission Praise books have served us well for around 25 years so this is a very significant time
in our worshipping life.
We didn’t simply want it to happen without a ‘bit of a do’!
I do hope you and your people will want to support us so the invitation is for all as we sing songs from Matt
Redman, Keith Getty, Chris Tomlin and the Rend Collective among others!
Sing Some Songs of Praise! St Columba’s invite all to join them for the launch of launch new worship books
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I attended The Walk Of Witness as a
reporter for The Echo. I was pleased to see that
many attended from many churches and various
denominations. The event was organised by Kia and
Aian McPherson and what a great job they did. Total
Praise Gospel Choir was there and a one off choir
performed, organised by Kia. The idea of the walk
was to carry the cross along Holderness Road from
Asda to St Columba via the Methodist church. The
visual aid of carrying the
cross was to remind people
that on that day Jesus was
nailed to the cross and died
for our sins.
During the walk we stopped at various intervals to
sing, read scripture and to pray. It was during one of
those stops I was asked if I would like to carry the
cross for a little bit. I cannot tell you how honoured I
was. When I first took the cross my first thought was
I am not worthy but then I remembered that none of
us are.
I was expecting some of the shoppers would be
disrespectful or shout out at the procession but
everyone was really respectful and courteous which
was great to experience. The walk was very
successful and made me really think about how
important Easter is in the Christian calendar.
The whole event was ended in St Columba with tea,
coffee and hot cross buns. There was also other
activities to do too such as a Labyrinth which was
enjoyed by the children which was good to see. I
really enjoyed the whole event and came away with
such a good uplifting feeling.
Walking in Witness Faithwalker Jamie Scott relates his experience in taking part in Good Friday’s procession
Jamie with fellow cross-bearer, Luke Parfitt.
A Prayer By Jessica Robinson
Our dear friend and Saviour, you are our comforter and helper,
you seem to know when we are troubled, for when we need your support; you are
right there beside us. Guiding and encouraging, but most of all supporting us through the hard and difficult times
and celebrating in the good times. Send down your Holy Spirit upon your people by gathering and helping us to
become followers of you. Pour out your healing, love and blessings to each and
every one of us that needs your protection and security. You’re the way,
the truth and the life. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, Amen
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Echo Music: Geoff Howlett’s CD Review OUT OF THE ASHES : Love Can Be a Bumpy Road.
(Resound Media : RMOA1501)
Out of the Ashes is the creation of husband and wife duo Penny
Lyon and Kevin Washburn. The duo use their original music as
part of their mission to stand for joy, healing and love in the
church, after previously honing their craft at the helm of the
Beacon Gospel Choir. This is the follow up to their 2012 release The Garden, and it certainly pricked up the
ears of this reviewer. The album begins with a boogie woogie number called ‘What Love Can Do’, which
looks at all the wonderful things love can do. For ‘Snake Bite’, we move into blues territory and the story of
the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Penny’s vocals really suit the songs, and her delivery is spot on.
Musically, highlights include some rather nifty guitar work, and sympathetic piano playing. The title track
holds no surprises. We all know that love can sometimes be difficult, but we should never give up, and work
hard to succeed. Do you find it hard to live as Jesus did? Yes, me too, and on ‘Rebel’, Penny sings through
the up’s and down’s we go through. I got the feeling that this collection of songs had a bit of an American
influence behind them. Certainly, I’ve not heard any other British artists producing songs like these. ‘Love
Thy Neighbour’ has a rhythms that is not unlike ‘Nutbush City Limits’, while ‘Two Step’ has a Latin feel to it.
I liked the way the lyrics throughout, were straight forward to understand, and that’s a great strength of
this offering. If you’re looking for something a little different, then give Out of the Ashes a try. You won’t be
disappointed.
9/10!
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Mission Update… Trisha Wick, Drypool CMS Mission Partner and former vicar of Victoria Dock Church returned to the UK and retired from her position as Principal of the Chaima Christian Institute in Maridi, South Sudan in December. Here’s an update on how Trisha is getting on back in the UK. Greetings from a sunny Filey
where I am enjoying daily walks
on the cliffs. I am coming towards
the end of visiting all my Link
Churches - I just have one to do at
the end of this month. I will then
cease to be a CMS Mission Partner
- the end of an era. I have so
enjoyed visiting my Link Churches
and hope to keep informal contact
with a number of them in the
future. I am off to the CMS
Yorkshire Conference next
weekend.
News from Chaima Christian
Institute in Maridi is good - there
are many students and the
academic programme this
semester seems to be running
smoothly. Lynn Treneary, my
former colleague, who is a short
term CMS Mission Partner is busy
teaching English, helping with
Administration and fund raising.
Pray for Rev. Martin the new
Principal who still has other
responsibilities in the Diocese
which means he is sometimes
absent from the Institute. Pray for
Rev. Eli Paul, the Deputy Principal,
who is about to leave to
commence a three year Degree
course in Uganda.
I am keeping well but sad that I
have not been able to have a
decent longer holiday since
returning to UK at the end of
November last year. I thought that
once my Mother went into a Care
Home early in January that I would
have more freedom, but due to
her fall and fracture of her femur
early in February and subsequent
deterioration in her health I have
been tied to Filey so I can visit her
regularly in Scarborough. My
brother and sister visit now and
again which means I can have a
day or two off which I appreciate.
Praise God that she has improved
over the last two weeks and is
eating and drinking normally so
her strength is returning and she is
much brighter and more lucid.
Sadly, having had her broken
femur x rayed yesterday it has still
not healed well so she has another
two months to wait before she can
try to walk again. This will limit us
taking her out and even her
mobility around the Care Home as
she will remain in a wheelchair.
Her kidneys seem to be coping
reasonably well after the recent
scare. Please keep praying that the
recent good progress in her overall
health will continue. She loves
having visitors which also
stimulates her.
By the end of this month I hope to
hear from the Archbishop of York
about possibilities for my future
ministry, hopefully in York Diocese.
Pray for wisdom as we discern
what is God's will.
I just love living in Filey and
eventually plan to retire here. I
benefit so much from the variety
of services and activities offered in
the churches here. We had a great
service of celebration on Easter
Sunday on top of the cliffs as the
sun was rising. Visitors are now
flocking to Filey and it is a
nightmare trying to park but I love
walking along the sea front and
seeing people enjoying themselves
and joining in extra activities
arranged in the town. I am getting
very organized and have recently
set up Power of Attorney so in the
future, when necessary, my
brother and sister can act on my
behalf. I have also taken out a
prepaid funeral plan. I am enjoying
rekindling friendships which I have
had in the past but which have
suffered while I have been
overseas due to less contact or
time to enjoy being together. I
hope to have more time in the
future for travelling and meeting
up with friends dispersed across
the country.
I am smiling and happy and hope
you are too!
Love
Trisha
Reminder: The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 26th March at 7pm at
St John’s Church, Rosmead Street. This will include the election of Churchwardens and committee
members for the coming year.
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One morning Steve saw Sally rummaging around in the dirt at the side of the toys house. "Hi Sally, what have you lost?" "Oh I haven't lost anything," she mumbled with a beak full of twigs. "I'm looking for something to build a nest with." "Why do you want to build a nest?" "Well, because I am going to lay some eggs soon which means I'm going to have babies" she said rather proudly sticking out her chest and fluffing up her feathers. "Wow, babies" said Steve excitedly. "Oh, can I tell the others please!" "Yes of course you can" she said smiling. "BEEP BEEP, thank you" and with that he turned and sped off in search of the others. He soon found Bramley, Rachel and Freddie by the side of their favourite puddle. "BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" his horn sounded. "Steve what's wrong what are you so excited about?" "I've just seen Sally and she told me that she is building a nest because she is going to have babies" "BABIES!" shrieked Rachel. "Oh my goodness." By this time Sally had joined them. She sat on a branch up in the tree. "Yes that's right" she said. "Oh Sally congratulations" "Thank you" she said blushing with pride. Very soon her nest was finished and now all she had to wait for were the eggs to be ready to be laid. After a few weeks Sally had laid three eggs. One afternoon Bramley saw Sally sat on her nest looking very fed up. "Hi Sally, what's wrong? Why do you look so glum?" "Oh, hi Bramley” she sighed, "well I've been sat up here on these eggs for ages now and they haven't hatched yet and I’m getting bored." "Why don't you come down and play with us then?" "I wish I could Bramley but I can't" "Why not?" "Because I have to sit up here on these eggs. I have to keep them warm with my body otherwise the babies won't grow, I only get off them when I need to eat, otherwise I have to stay here all the time." "Oh" said Bramley "Will you be able to come down when the babies hatch?"
"Oh yes of course I will. But I will be very busy for a while, my babies won't be able to feed themselves so I will have to feed them" "OK" said Bramley "you will shout and tell us if you need anything won't you?" he called up to her. "Yes thank you" she said and went back to feeling bored. Weeks later as Sally sat on her nest she felt one of the eggs move. "OOOH!" she gasped " Bramley, Rachel, Steve, Freddie," she shouted. "The eggs are hatching." The toys came running out of their house. "They're ready they're ready" cried Rachel eagerly. Just as she had said that the Professor appeared and said, "I heard you shout Sally, is everything alright?" "Yes thank you Professor, my eggs are hatching" she said as she stood aside to let him look into the nest. "I wish we could see" said Bramley huffing. "M...M...M..."said the professor rubbing his chin with his huge brown wing, "maybe you can, but you must promise me that you will not touch anything because eggs are very delicate and can break easily and that might hurt one of Sally's babies, ok?" "Oh yes we promise" said Rachel nodding her head furiously. “Ok then come on" said the owl as he swooped down "I will pick you all up one at a time and fly up there with you and put you on that branch there, but be careful, sit down and don't make a lot of movement because you could fall out, Bramley you first." He took hold of Bramley's paws and flew up into the tree with him and placed him on the branch. Next came Rachel, then Freddie and finally Steve. It took the professor ages to balance Steve up in the tree but he did it at last. The toys sat in silence watching the three eggs rocking backwards and forwards in the nest. There was a strange tapping noise coming from one of them, and all of a sudden a hole appeared with a tiny beak poking through. Everyone gasped including Sally. Within half an hour the chicks had hatched and sat there looking up at Sally. "Hello my precious beautiful babies " she smiled looking at them with a huge smile on her face. "Would you like to give them names?" she said looking at the toys. "Susan" said Rachel "Peter" said Bramley
"Timmy" said Freddie. Poor Steve couldn't talk, or more like he was to scared to talk in case the movement made him fall out of the tree. The Professor decided then that Sally should be left alone for a while with her babies so one by one he took the toys back down again. As the chicks grew bigger they became stronger and were soon able to fly on their own. They started coming down to play with the toys and enjoyed playing hide and seek with them just as much as their mum did. The toys enjoyed the company of their three new friends. Further adventures of Bramley Bear are available to purchase from Amazon.
Sally’s Babies The toys witness the beginning of new lives in the latest of Wendi Clark’s adventures...
Image © Romantic Gardening
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The afternoon group met and as it was Holy Week we had asked Rev. Phil Goodey
to give a talk on the Labyrinth Walk that was set up at St Columba. Elaine
Galloway led us in a time of worship, with Rev. Phil Goodey playing his guitar for
the singing of a hymn.
Rev. Phil Goodey then explained the story behind the Labyrinth Walk. Back about
three thousand years ago the Egyptians had a labyrinth. It is a single path and not to be confused with a
maze, which has several paths with some bits that lead nowhere. It represents the path from birth to
death.
In Nordic times it was carved in the roof of caves or in buildings to keep evil spirits away.
Monks used labyrinths in the illustrations of manuscripts.
In the 12th century labyrinths were included in the floors of churches when they were being built. There is
one in a cathedral in France.
It is also used as part of a journey of faith in Christ. There are stopping places where you can pray for
symbols or things that are left there to help your prayers.
There are several places today that you can walk to on a pilgrimage. For those who could not do the long
walk, a labyrinth was another way of doing this.
We were encouraged to stop at the entrance and reflect on why we were doing the walk. It was a time to
spend with God and handing problems over to Him and then at the end walking out free of burdens that we
could not cope with without Him. Like a journey to the cross and leaving our problems at the foot of the
cross.
Rev. Phil Goodey gave us three things to remember :-
releasing burdens
receiving from Christ – a time of healing
returning to the world with Christ within us
We then had time to walk round and look and
pray at each of the stops. We were
encourage to do it by ourselves and give the
person in front time and space to complete it.
Thanks to Rev. Phil Goodey and Sandra
Goodey for the time they spent setting it up
and the
explanation about the labyrinth walk.
Mother’s Union Our Parish Roving Reporter updates us.
Editor’s Note: For more on making and walking the labyrinth please see our next edition when the Echo will
be visiting Wakefield Cathedral, in order to make our own.
Baptisms for March 2015:
St Columba: Zechariah Desire Shambuyi Mwanza; Mila Wombwell; Skyla-Rose Mitchell; Emilia Clifford;
Aliyssa Waslen; Jack Steels; Poppy Orwin
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Mabel’s Day Out The ladies visit the seaside in Margaret King’s latest Mabel adventure.
Passover Meal Our Parish Roving Reporter writes about this St Columba Maundy Thursday event... There were quite a few of us from the three churches around
the parish. Rev. Phil Goodey led the evening. It started with
the oldest person lighting the candles at the beginning of the
which is a symbol of the Jewish Passover. . We followed the
process through, as nearly as possible as a Jewish family would
do. There were various different items of food to eat, each one
representing a particular theme. Four questions were asked by
various people sat around the tables. Phil gave us the reason
and there was a response we all joined in with. We also sang a
few hymns linked to the theme.
The meal at the end was lamb, jacket potatoes and broccoli
(which Phil forgot to cook until the rest was ready to be
served!). It was all well prepared and grateful thanks go to Phil
– who cooked the lamb. He did say that last year Mike (his
son-in-law) had prepared it, but was unable to help this year.
So well done Phil! Thanks to everyone else to helped prepare
the meal and set tables and chairs.
Quite a few of us helped clear up afterwards and get the church
ready for the next day. Some even walked the labyrinth which
was still there.
“How quickly time goes by!” said
Rosa as the ladies of Rosemont sat
together in the lounge for morning
coffee.
“Yes, come on Mabel,” Pearl urged.
“You always have such good
ideas.”
Mabel’s sister Tilly often joined
them at Rosemont. “You have
something in mind, I can tell by
the glint in your eye!”
Mabel laughed. “I can’t fool you,
but I have an idea you might like.”
“Well, let’s hear it then” said
Hilary.
Mabel began, “we always had a
trip to Bridlington in the summer.”
“Oh yes,” said Jean.
Rosa was quick to point out they
had been told there was no
funding for the minibus.
“Maybe not,” said Mabel, “but the
men from St Basil’s would like to
join us and combined we could
obtain it. Also, the one they call
Frank has the license, insurance
and all the necessary paperwork.”
Their friends at the Bright Hour
invited them to afternoon tea. All
went well, and after tea there was
time for a stroll along the sea
front, or to sit in a deck chair and
enjoy an ice cream. Father Brown
led a short service for them all and
soon the visitors were on their way
home. While they were still all
together Father Brown told them
that Tony Harman the mission rep
would soon be coming home on
leave and he would have lots to tell
them.
“I wonder what it is all about?”
mused Rosa.
“We will just have to wait and see”
said Father Brown, and with that
they had to be content.
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St James the Least of All Uncle Eustace writes on ‘why people should always sit in the same pew’ in this latest tale by Rev. Dr. Gary Bowness.
The Rectory,
St. James the Least
1 May 2015
My dear Nephew Christopher,
I have to say that the couple who complained that you never noticed they had been
missing from church for a month had a point. There is a simple way of noticing when someone is absent:
everyone sits in the same pew. Every Sunday. Always.
Little Miss Margison sits in the pew after the third pillar on the right here at St. James the Least. As she
walks up the aisle, you can sense her counting the pillars until she reaches the right one, which then allows
her to sit in front of it. I have speculated that if I ever had that pillar removed, then the following Sunday,
she would have a complete mental collapse.
One Sunday a visiting family arrived early and sat down; three people in
an empty church seating 200. Colonel Wainwright and his wife were the
first of our regulars to arrive and froze in horror. The Colonel said in a
deafening whisper to his wife: “There’s someone sitting in our pew.”
At least they had the grace – no matter how reluctant – for one week, to
sit somewhere else. Unlike the Prentice family of husband, wife and three
children, who arrived to discover that a visiting family of husband, wife and
four children were sitting in their pew; six people in a pew that held eight.
Or, it normally holds eight. That Sunday, it held thirteen.
We at least have one iconoclast in Miss Pemberton, who makes a point of
sitting in a different place every week. This thoroughly unsettles the rest of
the congregation, who fear she may sit in their seats during her nomadic
wanderings. I sometimes wonder if she has a chart at home with all the pew spaces marked on it and she
strikes one off each week as she returns home after Mattins.
Occasionally the unexpected can happen. Mrs Cholmondeley arrived one week in good time, settled herself
in her accustomed place, but half-way through the Service suddenly ran out of the building. Ten minutes
later, she was back and in her usual place once again. It was only when the church filled with the smell of
burned bacon that we understood.
That is why replacing pews with chairs in your church was a mistake. Pews can never be moved. You know
where everybody is – or should be!
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
Editor’s Note: Letters from our popular series, St James the Least of All, are now available
in booklet form. Priced at just £4.95, ‘The Letters of Uncle Eustace’ was written by the Rev
Dr Gary Bowness and illustrated by the Rev Canon Taffy Davies.
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When Children and RE mix…
When children meet the Bible, the result can be
unpredictable. As in these answers to a school
chaplain’s efforts to teach RE….
The main purpose of the prophets was to set up the
lights for when Jesus came on the stage.
The Kingdom of God is no ordinary place like the
bathroom at home.
Jesus said: If you want to divorce your wife leave a
note for her on the table.
Jesus healed a man with a weathered hand.
Some of the seed from the sower was curried off by
Satan.
The last verses of Mark’s gospel were written later by a
unanimous person.
An altar is a stall for candles.
An example of Holy Orders are the Ten Commandments.
Family Fun... Enjoy our selection of children’s activities, brain teasers, cartoons and funnies...
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Across
1 ‘Therefore let us — passing judgment on one
another’ (Romans 14:13) (4)
3 ‘I — — these persons here present’ (Marriage
service) (4,4)
9 According to a prearranged timetable
(Numbers 28:3) (7)
10 Group of eight (5)
11 The cell into which the Philippian jailer put Paul
and Silas (Acts 16:24) (5)
12 — Taylor, pioneer missionary to China (6)
14 Otherwise known as the Eucharist, Breaking of
Bread, the Lord’s Table (4,9)
17 ‘So that after I have preached to others, I —
will not be disqualified for the prize’ (1 Corinthians
9:27) (6)
19 Attend to (3,2)
22 Approximately (Acts 4:4) (5)
23 Tea rite (anag.) (7)
24 Rule of sovereign (8)
25 Test (anag.) (4)
Down
1 The name of the street where Judas lived in
Damascus and where Saul of Tarsus stayed (Acts
9:11) (8)
2 ‘The playing of the merry — , sweet singing in
the choir’ (5)
4 ‘We have been saying that — — was credited
to him as righteous’ (Romans 4:9) (8,5)
5 Dr Martyn — Jones, famous for his ministry at
Westminster Chapel (5)
6 Port at which Paul landed on his way to Rome
(Acts 28:13) (7)
7 Observe (Ruth 3:4) (4)
8 Minister of religion (6)
13 ‘I am — of this man’s blood. It is your
responsibility’ (Matthew 27:24) (8)
15 ‘Greater love has no one than this, that he —
— his life for his friends’ (John 15:13) (3,4)
16 Archbishop who calculated that the world
began in 4004BC (6)
18 ‘No one can — the kingdom of God unless he is
born of water and the Spirit’ (John 3:5) (5)
20 Establish by law (5)
21 Product of Gilead noted for its healing
properties (Jeremiah 46:11) (4)
Found in church pew-sheets….
The youth group will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the
church hall this Friday at 7 PM . The congregation is warmly
invited to attend this tragedy.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the parish church. Please
use the large double door at the side entrance.
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DRYPOOL DIRECTORY Your guide to what’s on and who to contact within the parish...
Weekly Worship Whether you’re looking for a traditional communion or prayer service or a lively and family friendly
approach, there’s a variety of choice within the parish every week...
St Columba (Corner of Holderness Road/Laburnum Avenue)
Traditional Sunday Worship or Communion with Sunday School at
10.30am
Mid-week Communion on Tuesdays at 9am
Victoria Dock Church (Within the Village Hall)
Sunday Worship, Communion or Cafe Church at 10.45am
St John the Evangelist (Rosmead Street)
All-age Worship first Sunday of every month and Family Friendly
Worship or Communion all other Sundays at 10.30am
Mid-week Communion on Wednesdays at 9.30am
Parish-wide Prayer and Praise every second Sunday at 7.30pm
Please check weekly service sheets for Easter Services plus full details and individual changes.
Parent and Toddler Groups Alphabet Mondays offers play, craft and singing
activities. There is no need to book during term
time but booking is essential during school
holidays. Cost £1.50 per family includes fruit, toast
and drink for children and hot drinks for
parents. Every Monday 9.30am—11.15am at
St John’s. Contact Lynsey/Steve 07891 368434
Starting Blocks is a popular group offering play,
crafts, songs, bible stories, prayer and spirituality for
toddlers and their parents. Admission free but
donations and participation welcome. Healthy
snack included. Tuesdays 10—11.30am (term time
and half term holidays) at St Columba’s.
Sure Start Soft Play activities at St John’s
Wednesdays 1.30—2.30 pm
Youth Activities Child Dynamix Youth Group meets every
Monday 5.30 until 8pm at St John’s
Youth Cell offers Christian fellowship and
teaching for Year 7 upwards every Monday from
5 until 7pm. Contact Rev. Aian Macpherson on
07929 733555 for details)
Community Activities St John’s Community Drop in Day offers a warm
welcome every Tuesday from 9.30am until 2.30pm.
Everything is free but donations are appreciated.
Access spiritual support, debt advice , information
from the council and local PCSOs, learn new IT skills,
attend the exercise class, help in the community
garden or just relax in friendly surroundings while
enjoying food and drink from the cafe.
The Knitwits will meet on Wednesdays 13th and
27th May at 1.30pm at St Columba. Contact Liz
Pacey on 705723 for further details.
The Mothers Union daytime group will meet on
Wednesday 6th May at 1.30pm and the evening
group on Tuesday 26th May at 7.30pm at
St Columba.
The Flower Guild will meet on Wednesday 20th
May at St Columba at 2pm.
The Hull Regency Dancers meet at St Columba
every Friday from 7—9pm for dancing Jane Austen
would have enjoyed. Everyone is welcome and
previous knowledge is not necessary.
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Parish Office:
Drypool Rectory, 139 Laburnum Avenue, Hull, HU8 8PA
Open Tuesday 7.00—8.00pm & Friday 10.30am—12.00noon
Email: [email protected] Website: www.drypoolparish.org.uk
Community Centre:
St John’s Church and Community Centre, Rosmead Street, Hull, HU9 2TA
www.facebook.com/stjohncommunitychurch available for party bookings, details on request.
Contacts... Rev. Phil Goodey,
Team Rector
The Rectory,
139 Laburnum Avenue, HU8 8PA
Tel. 786553
Email. [email protected]
Rev. Martyn Westby,
Team Vicar
383 Southcoates Lane, Hull
Tel. 781090
Rev. Aian MacPherson
Curate
2 Harcourt Drive, Hull
Tel. 07929 733555
Readers:
Margaret Liversedge Tel. 588537
Liz Pacey Tel. 705723
Graham Wragg Tel. 223050
Dave Norton Tel. 803736
Church Wardens:
St Columba:
John Saunderson Tel. 784774
Liz Harrison Tel. 797110
St John:
Lorraine Iveson
Victoria Dock:
Richard Boniface
Magazine Team:
Editor:
Shane Blades, 26 Linkfield Road, Hull, HU5 4NN
Tel. 07949 040495 Email. [email protected]
Reporters:
Jamie Scott (St John’s—Church)
Email: [email protected]
Elaine Galloway (Victoria Dock)
Tel. 224959 Email: [email protected]
Allyson Brain (St John’s—Community)
Email: [email protected]
Wendi Clark (Sports)
Email: [email protected]
Position Vacant (St Columba)
Illustrations: Mike Foottit
Creative Design: Christine Brain
Community Activities (cont.) Total Praise Gospel Choir meets
every Thursday during term time to
reach out with God’s word through
a shared love of music.
All musicians welcome, regardless
of level of ability and if you are able
to help during events as a prayer
partner, hospitality, front of house
or crèche volunteer we would love
to hear from you too. Doors open
at 7.30pm for coffee and chat,
rehearsal 8—10pm. Email
www.facebook.com/totalpraisehull
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Caption Me! Last month we asked you to caption this picture sent in by
Wendi Clark. The top three were…
‘I’m nearly done on my entry for the Tate Modern, Mum’ -
Christina Steel
‘I wonder what colour to paint my room’ - Ally Brain
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